001Good evening. Like to call to order the regular meeting of the board of education. Today is Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025. Please rise for the pledge to the flag [Music] to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. We'll start with a reading of our mission statement. We're committed to academic achievement and success for all students in a safe environment in partnership with families and our community. Our mission is to promote confidence, inspire a passion for learning, and to prepare our students to become responsible global citizens. >> Is there a motion for the approval of the revised agenda? >> Motion. >> Second. >> All in favor? I. Motion carries. Questions or comments from interested citizens? There are
002none updates on questions or comments. There are none. Approval of the minutes from September 3rd. I'm sorry, August 27th. Is there a motion? >> Motion. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. Motion carries. >> Uh, is there a motion for the memorandum for the MWTA? >> Motion. Are we look are we looking at all personnel? >> Are we I'm sorry. I didn't realize it was in its own thing. Yes, personnel for Mr. Burger. >> Thank you. Good evening. I'm respectfully requesting approval of personnel items 7.1 through 7.10. >> Is there a motion? >> Motion. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries. And business and financial, Mr. Cahillo. >> Thank you. I also respectfully request approval of business and financial items 8.1 through 8.3 which include budget transfers, bid awards and or
003contract renewals. >> Any questions? >> Is there a motion? >> Motion. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. Motion carries. >> Motion for the recommendations on the committee on special education. Is there a motion? >> Motion. >> Second. >> All in favor? I >> I motion carries and reports by board and central office. Dr. >> So just a quick shout out to Carol Spinley and to Jen Phillip. I don't want to take the the anything away from anybody else that's going to speak. It was a great first day. I think the website captures the great first day. Like there's already all the pictures that are up on the website and I think the website captures it. So, you did awesome. Uh, congrats to every all the buildings. It was a great start. Thanks, >>
004Miss Novak. >> I just want to welcome everybody back. So far, it sounds like it was an incredible day. I know my children um had a great day and thank you for everyone who contributes in making this all work. >> Thank you, Dr. Moral. >> Similar. I think if uh the success of today is any indication of the year, I think we're in for a great year. So, thank you to everybody who made that happen today. >> Thank you, Mr. Serella, >> I want to welcome everyone back. I wish everyone a fantastic and productive year and I want to thank all the MW employees who made it a success. >> Thank you, Dr. Santico. >> I wanted to thank everyone for today. It was such a great day to welcome the I went to Central
005Valley and the middle school and it was just a um as Dr. Mayas said fill the bucket. So I was also I embarrassed myself because I didn't know all the key players but now I'll do my homework and know who is who, what everyone's role is. Um I also wanted to say that I see your students at the end of their career. So meaning that I I teach a lot of residents. I have about 18 of my own and they go through college, they go through u medical school, then they graduate, become a doctor and then when they choose their specialties, that's when I come into play and mine is emergency medicine. They write a personal statement to apply to our program. And many times the personal statement includes their elementary school teacher, their high
006school teacher, whether it was because I wore the same pants every day and someone saw me, they recognized that, you know, I didn't have money and they brought me a pair of pants or someone brought me school supplies or someone noticed and I was having a bad day and my parents just got divorced. So that kind I just want to share that it impacts them. It stays with them. They're about 30 years old by the time they get to me. still kind of the same but different. You know, I still laugh at good fart jokes which is odd to me but you know and so I wanted to share that the what we do here, what you do I should say does still impact everyone um in every aspect of their lives whether it's personal,
007academic or professional. So thank you for everything that you do. >> Thank you Mr. Burgerer. >> Good evening. Uh I too just want to officially welcome all of our staff and students back to the new school year. I was able to visit three of the buildings today. It was great to see many smiling faces. Um, looking forward to getting into the other buildings throughout the week. I also wanted to highlight one employee and in tonight's personnel agenda uh items. We approved the upcoming retirement of Donna Valente. And Donna is a secretary in Sapphire Elementary. She's worked for the district for the past 10 years and helped to, you know, make sure that that building was running smoothly uh and efficiently and everybody knows um how valued, you know, our clerical members are in running our
008schools. So, I just wanted to highlight her and thank her for her 10 years of service for the district. Have a good evening. >> Thank you, Mr. Reynolds. >> Uh welcome back. I would just like to for future years if we could maybe not have a board meeting on the first day of school that would probably benefit everybody. Um other than that have a great night and I want to keep you here long in the afternoon. >> Thank you Dr. Via. >> It was truly amazing day. It was truly bucket filling day. Um I had a pleasure to visit middle school, high school and Northman and just seeing that joyful smile when the kids come down uh from the uh from their buses to go to their classroom just just great great start for us.
009On the other note, um our middle school and high school team distributed yonder pouches to our students. Um so we are ready tomorrow to have the distraction free learning environment, but we ask everybody to be a little bit patient with us as we uh go through the process, adjust the process as we learn through that. Um so be patient with us. Um but we are committed to support this process and a policy uh for our students. >> Thank you. I also had the pleasure of attending the middle school and Central Valley openings this morning and it's great seeing all the kids come back. Their smiling faces or sometimes they're not quite awake faces but it it was great. It was really wonderful and I'd like to welcome back all our students, staff, teachers, everyone involved
010in this district. You're doing a great job and have a wonderful year. >> Thank you, Mr. Kahan. >> Thanks. I just like to echo what others have said tonight and wish our students, staff, and families all the best in the school year. So, thank you, >> Dr. Kman. >> Um, I wanted to congratulate everybody on starting school. Congratulations to the parents. You made it through the summer. Um, and I have to second what Dr. Santel said, but I I never heard of those jokes. Have a great day, >> Vice President Simmons. I also had the pleasure of greeting students this morning at the middle school in North Maine and to mirror the sentiments of my colleagues. It was such a joy to see all of the smiling faces, the excited students. Even with some tears,
011it was still just a really, really great atmosphere. Um, kudos to all of the staff, the faculty, the grounds folks, facilities, security, everyone who made today possible and even working behind the scenes through the summer to do all of the building improvements that all of the kids will get to enjoy. Um, thanks to Dr. Vayz and his team for working so hard on the yonder pouches to get the no distraction the distraction-free learning um, up and running this year. I'm excited for the new school year. uh to to mirror Dr. Koman, parents, we made it. We made it through the summer. Um but we are happy to be partners with the faculty this year to make sure that this school year is as successful as it can be. So cheers to 2526. >> Thank you,
012>> Superintendent Norman. >> Good evening. Yesterday we welcomed the faculty and staff back and I reminded uh faculty and staff of some things that we focused on last year. Those three things were one, work hard, two be kind. Three was always remember your why. And going forward, we added a fourth, which is take care of yourself. I know that unfortunately all the board members weren't able to make yesterday, but I do want to extend that to you. I want to encourage you to take care of yourself and I do appreciate you showing up today at the bus stops, at the schools. Um, today was an amazing day, but it is the beginning of a long year that requires a lot out of all of us. So, my hope is that you we'll keep those themes
013at heart and we'll be a team and we'll serve our great community. Together, we are one strong force. So that is the focus this year and I'm really encouraging you know the board, the cabinet, the administration, the teachers, our community to work as one. Thank you. We look forward to another great year. >> Thank you. I I will echo what everyone said. It has been an amazing week filled with energy and witnessing today. The the all the work that went into bringing our students back, the staff, the smiles, the hugs, the tears, the words of encouragement, everything was just very uplifting and definitely filled my bucket. So, thank you for everyone that that came together for our students and our community today and we are looking forward to a great year ahead. So, with that,
014I ask for a motion to go into an executive session to discuss personnel matter. Is there a motion? >> Second. Second. >> All in favor? >> Motion carries.